The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, who has been in prison detention since December 10, on Thursday, secured fresh N500million bail from a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Maitama. The court,…
Court grants Yahaya Bello N500m bail
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted bail to the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, in the sum of N500 million, with two sureties in like sum. This followed the former governor’s plea of not…
Alleged ₦80bn fraud: Court grants Yahaya Bello ₦500m bail
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to the tune of ₦500 million. Justice Emeka Nwite who presided over the court session on Friday ordered that the former…
Court orders remand of ex-Gov Bello, fixes Feb 25 for trial
A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting at Maitama, on Tuesday, remanded the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, in Kuje prison. Justice Maryann Anenih issued the remand order after she adjourned the defendant’s trial till February…
Alleged N110b Fraud: Court remands Yahaya Bello, others in EFCC custody
Justice Maryanne Anenih of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Wednesday reserved ruling in the bail applications filed by the immediate past Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, and two other defendants till December 10. The…
Yahaya Bello says he is not guilty to EFCC’s 16-count charge
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on Wednesday, pleaded not guilty to a 16-count charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against him. Bello was docked before trial Justice Maryann Anenih of a High…
*CBN raises interest rate to 27.50% (Vanguard)*Tinubu to depart on state visit to France Wednesday (Tribune)
CBN raises interest rate to 27.50% (Vanguard) The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, has raised the monetary policy rate to 27.50 per cent, from 27.25 per cent. This is the sixth time the CBN has raised the interest rate since…
Yahaya Bello: Case stalled as judge walks out of proceedings
On Wednesday, the N82 billion fraud case involving former Kogi State, Yahaya Bello was stalled after Justice Emeka Nwite walked out of the court over a verbal row between two senior advocates. Per a Daily Post report, two lawyers Abdulwahab…
Yahaya Bello asks Federal High Court to adjourn case indefinitely
Former Kogi governor Yahaya Bello has asked the Federal High Court, Abuja, to adjourn, indefinitely, the ongoing case instituted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC). He also asked the court to vacate its arrest order on him,…
EFCC places ex-Gov Bello on INTERPOL watch list
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has placed former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello on INTERPOL’s watch list in three North African countries of Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria. Recall that the ex-Governor had earlier been put on the watch…